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    WMS Boathouse at Clark Park

    Chicago Rowing Foundation (CRF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1998 with a grant from the U.S. Olympic Committee to make sweep rowing (crews of 4 or 8) accessible and available to students throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. CRF boasts a nationally ranked high school program, a growing middle school program, a recreational program for adults, and a nationally ranked adult Masters competitive team.

    CRF believes the community deserves a whole-person approach to programming. Through our introductory programs, we give new rowers the tools to live a healthier life, and the chance to gain confidence through strength and focus. For the more competitive Junior rowers, CRF coaches take a comprehensive approach to the physical, mental and social well being of their athletes. Rowing is a sport that demands cardiovascular strength, precise teamwork and mental focus, and our coaches cultivate these hardworking athletes into successful individuals and thus, winning teams. Our adult Masters program gives new and experienced rowers the chance to compete, or simply stay on the water for recreation.

    Our home, the Chicago Park District’s WMS Boathouse at Clark Park is the premier rowing center in the city, with year round training and facilities unmatched in the region. Through our partnership with the Chicago Park District, CRF provides low-cost community programs in addition to our existing recreational and competitive teams.

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    Video produced by Leigh Jones, Boomthrift.


    Photo: L. McClure

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    Fall Programming - Registration Now Available!

    07/12/2018, 8:30am CDT
    By Chicago Rowing Foundation

    Our core programming registrations are now available! Please register below at the appropriate link:

     

    CRF West - High School Registration

    CRF Chicago - High School Registration

    Middle School Registration

    Masters Competitive Registration

    Masters Recreational Registration

    Learn to Row Summer 2018

    05/04/2018, 11:15am CDT
    By Chicago Rowing Foundation

    You can now register to learn to row with the Chicago Rowing Foundation. For details and the registration link, please visit:

    Learn to Row

    National Signing Day 2017

    11/10/2017, 6:15am CST
    By staff

    Six Varsity Rowers participated in National Signing Day to mark their official commitments to some very impressive schools!

    Kate Schildmeyer - University of Tennessee

    Charlotte Quinn - University of Virginia

    Victoria Landis - Lehigh University

    Jakub Wojcieszak - University of Pennsylvania

    Claudia Glasgow - Bucknell University

    Madison McGivney - University of Michigan

    Congratulations, rowers, for all your hard work! We're so proud of you!

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    For more information about our programs, please contact:

    Maida Wallin
    Chicago Rowing Foundation
    Executive Director, Team Management and Youth Development
    773.495. 4523 | maidawallin@rowchicago.com

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